Horror-comedy is a tough genre to crack, though we’ve had successful attempts in Go Goa Gone (2013) and Stree (2018). Taking a stab at the genre is writer-director Gaurav Sinha with his latest release, Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai. The five-part series revolves around four friends — portrayed by Sumeet Vyas, Amol Parashar, Naveen Kasturia and Ashish Verma — who aim to build a start-up while hoping to find a home in Mumbai. The dilemma of finding a suitable place on rent in this city of dreams is not lost on anyone who has dealt with brokers and flat owners. Having first-hand experience in that department, it was an instant connect for this writer as it began. However, the story soon went downhill.

A bit on the men who individually have a respectable body of work and may have wanted to tackle a new genre with this show: Vyas as the playboy Nikhil attempts to pick up Mausam (Swara Bhasker) at a Diwali party organised by Verma’s character Sanki, who is desperate to get laid. Subbu (Kasturia) is navigating a long-distance relationship with his childhood sweetheart, and Kavi (Parashar) falls in love at first sight with Mausam. Not blessed with the gift of gab or confidence, the simpleton loses her to Nikhil’s charms, but before he can confront his friend, things turn grim.